BIRMINGHAM: India ended the third day’s play in the fifth Test against England on a strong note despite superb century from Jonny Bairstow at Edgbaston on Sunday.
India now have a sizeable advantage of 257 runs.
Bairstow’s 106 – his third hundred in as many Tests and his fifth this year – got the home side to 284 from their overnight 84-5.
England still gave up a first-innings lead of 132 and even raised hopes of a further fight back when the visitors were reduced to 75-3.
India, though, were steadied by an unbroken fourth-wicket stand of 50 between Cheteshwar Pujara and Rishabh Pant.
Pujara was 50 not out while first-innings centurion Pant is unbeaten on 30 in India’s 125-3.
India, 2-1 up in a series that was postponed last September, are eyeing their first triumph in England since 2007.
